Zip 21719 (Highfield-Cascade, MD) Climate

21719 Highfield-Cascade, MD is known for its warm and humid summers, and relatively cold winters. The average temperature during the summer months is around 75-85 degrees Fahrenheit, while the average temperature in the winter months is around 30-40 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation throughout the year is about 40 inches per year, with most of it coming during the spring and summer months. This area typically has light wind speeds throughout the year as well.

Highfield-Cascade (zip 21719), Maryland gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Highfield-Cascade (zip 21719) averages 31 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 196 sunny days per year in Highfield-Cascade (zip 21719). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Highfield-Cascade (zip 21719) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 125 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 31 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 21719 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Maryland.

9.2 Summer - 5.2 Winter

August, June and July are the most pleasant months in the 21719 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Highfield-Cascade, Maryland	United States
	46.2 in.	38.1 in.
	30.8 in.	27.8 in.
	124.7 days	106.2 days
	196 days	205 days
	82.0°	85.8°
	20.6°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	3.9	4.3
	1425 ft.	2443 ft.

Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for the 21719 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.0°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Maryland. In the 21719 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 21719 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 21719 zip code, there are 4.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Maryland.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 21719 zip code with an average of 20.6°. This is one of the coldest places in Maryland.

In the 21719 zip code, there are 113.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Maryland.

In the 21719 zip code, there are 0.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Maryland.

Humidity in the 21719 zip code is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.

May is the wettest month in the 21719 zip code with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.2 inches in the 21719 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Maryland.

May is the rainiest month in the 21719 zip code with 12.8 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 9.0 rainy days. There are 124.7 rainy days annually in the 21719 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Maryland. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 30.8 inches in the 21719 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Maryland. January is the snowiest month in the 21719 zip code with 11.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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